Courts and Congress: America's Unwritten Constitution

by William Quirk

Book Overview

It's often said, confirmed by survey data, that the American people are losing confidence in their government. But the problem may be the reverse--the government has lost confidence in the people. Increasingly the power to make decisions in our democracy has been shifted from Congress to the court system, forcing non-elected officials to make decisions which affect the lives of Americans. In a society which is based on the democratic elections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412811449
• ISBN13: 9781412811446
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"